I'll admit it: I have perfectionist tendencies. Not that everything (anything?) I do is perfect - far from it. But, I do have some mutated, recessive gene (thanks, family) that makes me get obsessive about certain things, trying to improve then perfect them to the point of insanity. One such thing is the Virtual Everest […]
I had just been revisiting photos from my time with him in Khumbu in 2012 when I heard the news that Jim Whittaker sadly passed away on April 7 at age 97. I'd been going through photos, looking for a specific one, of a specific peak, when I went down a rabbit hole. Photos of […]
Big Jim. A gentle giant. A gem of a human, and a loss that will be missed. Jim Whittaker, who passed away at 97 on April 7, was - to say the least - an amazing person. Like his twin brother - Lou Whittaker, who passed two years back - Jim was a massive man, […]
I spent the majority of today - as I am wont to do - spiraling down a rabbit hole of thought. I had intended to write, had hoped to write, a thoughtful Thursday Thought post on the idea of greatness; a concept that has been rattling my mind and haunting my thoughts for weeks now. […]
Everest has become quite a circus these days. No judgment from me, but seeing the relative chaos makes me think back to quiet days, simple times in the quietude and ephemerality of the mountain, and what's always drawn me there in the first place.
Everest, perspective, Real - Not AI
Read MoreI’ve never been very adept at shooting timelapses. Maybe I just don’t spend enough, well, time, on the preparation. I usually get caught up in the moment, training my camera on other vistas, other details, big and small, near and far, before finally reminding myself to set up the tripod and capture those dang clouds, […]
Everest, perspective, Quotations
Read MoreWhile we all have - for now - the right to remain silent, we sometimes also have the duty to speak. For me, that time is always, is now.
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